Bottle Rocket

Wes Anderson

About the Movie

Three friends share dreams of the lives they wish they had. Anthony wishes he had someone to love. Bob yearns for the family he can no longer return to. Dignan wants to distinguish himself in the dicey world of crime. Anthony, Bob and Dignan will get what they want but in ways they never imagined.

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Fresh: A mildly facetious tone limits Anderson's film to the lightweight, but the collective enthusiasm behind this debut effort still comes through. – Janet Maslin, New York Times, Mar 4, 2014

Fresh: The title refers to cheap fireworks that fizz before they flame out quietly, and that's what three Southwestern slackers do in this amiable heist movie-cum-road flick. – Steve Daly, Entertainment Weekly, Mar 4, 2014

Fresh: A little deal, this movie is like a bottle rocket itself: a big bang for the money. – Mike Clark, USA Today, Jun 24, 2010

Rotten: Bottle Rocket was conceived as a low-budget family affair -- it has more Wilsons than the Beach Boys -- and outside of a few cult-intensive pockets of fandom, that's where it's likely to end up. – David Hinckley, New York Daily News, Mar 4, 2014